Men's Tennis

Corsairs Advance to Semifinals with Shutout of Bridgewater State

May 01, 2018

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The #3 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men's tennis team earned their spot in the Little East Conference Semifinals, as the Corsairs shutdown #6 Bridgewater State in a 5-0 final during the opening round on Tuesday.

The Basics

Score: UMass Dartmouth 5, Bridgewater State 0

Records: Corsairs (9-9, 4-2 LEC) | Bears (1-9, 1-5 LEC)

How it Happened

The Blue & Gold remained consistent as it has been this season during the doubles session with the team getting out to an early 3-0 lead in the match.

UMass Dartmouth put the match away in singles, needing just two individual victories to advance to the next round of the postseason. Brooks was the first to finish his sets, as he coasted toward a 6-1, 6-0 defeat of Zachary Mutti (Peabody, Mass.). Viale gave the team the final point in the match when he downed Michael Scollins (Marshfield, Mass.) 6-1, 6-2.

Up Next

The Corsairs will travel to #2 Salem State on May 3 at 3:30 p.m. as the team looks to advance to its second consecutive LEC Championship game.